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Agapostemon coloradinus, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota
Agapostemon coloradinus, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota
Agapostemon coloradinus, F, back, Shannon Co., S. Dakota

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with help from Ben Smith on upping the Photoshopping techniques.

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with help from Ben Smith on upping the Photoshopping techniques.

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Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota
Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota
Agapostemon coloradinus, F, face, Shannon Co., S. Dakota

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with help from Ben Smith on upping the Photoshopping techniques.

A large bright green with blue overtones Agapostemon from Badlands National Park. One of several species present there and very similar to A. virescens and a bit tricky to tell apart. Photo by Wayne Boo with help from Ben Smith on upping the Photoshopping techniques.

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Heriades carinatus, m, face, MD, Prince George's Co
Heriades carinatus, m, face, MD, Prince George's Co
Heriades carinatus, m, face, MD, Prince George's Co

A small thin well armored bee. Just so to fit in the abandoned burrows of powder post beetles and the like. Obliquely related to Mason bees, the females carry pollen and are notable for their use of plant resins to plug their nest holes. This one from Prince George's County. Photograph by Elizabeth Garcia.

A small thin well armored bee. Just so to fit in the abandoned burrows of powder post beetles and the like. Obliquely related to Mason bees, the females carry pollen and are notable for their use of plant resins to plug their nest holes. This one from Prince George's County. Photograph by Elizabeth Garcia.

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Heriades carinatus, m, left side, MD, Prince George's Co
Heriades carinatus, m, left side, MD, Prince George's Co
Heriades carinatus, m, left side, MD, Prince George's Co

A small thin well armored bee. Just so to fit in the abandoned burrows of powder post beetles and the like. Obliquely related to Mason bees, the females carry pollen and are notable for their use of plant resins to plug their nest holes. This one from Prince George's County. Photograph by Elizabeth Garcia.

A small thin well armored bee. Just so to fit in the abandoned burrows of powder post beetles and the like. Obliquely related to Mason bees, the females carry pollen and are notable for their use of plant resins to plug their nest holes. This one from Prince George's County. Photograph by Elizabeth Garcia.

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Heriades leavitti, m, back, Dorchester Co, MD
Heriades leavitti, m, back, Dorchester Co, MD
Heriades leavitti, m, back, Dorchester Co, MD

A tiny be, this one found in the flat marshy landscape of Dorchester County, Maryland. There is a pair of the species Heriades leavitti and Heriades variolosa both appear to be essentially impossible to tell apart in the female form, but in the mail form there very clear differences underneath the abdomen.

A tiny be, this one found in the flat marshy landscape of Dorchester County, Maryland. There is a pair of the species Heriades leavitti and Heriades variolosa both appear to be essentially impossible to tell apart in the female form, but in the mail form there very clear differences underneath the abdomen.

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Heriades leavitti, m, face, Dorchester Co, MD
Heriades leavitti, m, face, Dorchester Co, MD
Heriades leavitti, m, face, Dorchester Co, MD

A tiny be, this one found in the flat marshy landscape of Dorchester County, Maryland. There is a pair of the species Heriades leavitti and Heriades variolosa both appear to be essentially impossible to tell apart in the female form, but in the mail form there very clear differences underneath the abdomen.

A tiny be, this one found in the flat marshy landscape of Dorchester County, Maryland. There is a pair of the species Heriades leavitti and Heriades variolosa both appear to be essentially impossible to tell apart in the female form, but in the mail form there very clear differences underneath the abdomen.

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Heriades leavitti, m, side, Dorchester Co, MD
Heriades leavitti, m, side, Dorchester Co, MD
Heriades leavitti, m, side, Dorchester Co, MD

A tiny bee, this one found in the flat marshy landscape of Dorchester County, Maryland. There is a pair of the species Heriades leavitti and Heriades variolosa both appear to be impossible to tell apart in the female form, but in the male form there are clear differences underneath the abdomen.

A tiny bee, this one found in the flat marshy landscape of Dorchester County, Maryland. There is a pair of the species Heriades leavitti and Heriades variolosa both appear to be impossible to tell apart in the female form, but in the male form there are clear differences underneath the abdomen.

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Heriades leavitti, male, side
Heriades leavitti, male, side
Heriades leavitti, male, side

A small bee very heavily armored, that nests in small wood boring beetle holes. The specimen came from Kent County Maryland and was photographed by Brooke Alexander and Photoshop by Elizabeth Garcia.

A small bee very heavily armored, that nests in small wood boring beetle holes. The specimen came from Kent County Maryland and was photographed by Brooke Alexander and Photoshop by Elizabeth Garcia.

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Heriades leavitti, male, underside abdomen
Heriades leavitti, male, underside abdomen
Heriades leavitti, male, underside abdomen

A small bee very heavily armored, that nests in small wood boring beetle holes. The specimen came from Kent County Maryland and was photographed by Brooke Alexander and Photoshop by Elizabeth Garcia.

A small bee very heavily armored, that nests in small wood boring beetle holes. The specimen came from Kent County Maryland and was photographed by Brooke Alexander and Photoshop by Elizabeth Garcia.

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Heriades variolosa or leavitti, female, back
Heriades variolosa or leavitti, female, back
Heriades variolosa or leavitti, female, back

A beautiful little hole nesting bee, this Heriades is either H. variolosa or H. leavitti. The females are impossible to tell apart, unless the molecular hood were open. Collected on Chino Farm by Dan Small in Kent County, Maryland. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.

A beautiful little hole nesting bee, this Heriades is either H. variolosa or H. leavitti. The females are impossible to tell apart, unless the molecular hood were open. Collected on Chino Farm by Dan Small in Kent County, Maryland. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.

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Heriades, female, face
Heriades, female, face
Heriades, female, face

Heriades variolosa or leavitti, female, Kent County, Maryland

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Heteropteran, U, side, Dominican Republic
Heteropteran, U, side, Dominican Republic
Heteropteran, U, side, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic,floating in hand sanitizer in a cuvette Heteropteran, species unknown

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Holcopasites heliopsis, U, back, Maryland, Anne Arundel County
Holcopasites heliopsis, U, back, Maryland, Anne Arundel County
Holcopasites heliopsis, U, back, Maryland, Anne Arundel County

New state record, collected by Jelle Devalez in a sand pit in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Nearest other record is in Illinois!

New state record, collected by Jelle Devalez in a sand pit in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Nearest other record is in Illinois!

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Holcopasites heliopsis, U, face, Maryland, Anne Arundel County
Holcopasites heliopsis, U, face, Maryland, Anne Arundel County
Holcopasites heliopsis, U, face, Maryland, Anne Arundel County

New state record, collected by Jelle Devalez in a sand pit in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Nearest other record is in Illinois!

New state record, collected by Jelle Devalez in a sand pit in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Nearest other record is in Illinois!

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Holcopasites heliopsis, U, side, Maryland, Anne Arundel County
Holcopasites heliopsis, U, side, Maryland, Anne Arundel County
Holcopasites heliopsis, U, side, Maryland, Anne Arundel County

New state record, collected by Jelle Devalez in a sand pit in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Nearest other record is in Illinois!

New state record, collected by Jelle Devalez in a sand pit in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Nearest other record is in Illinois!

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Homopteran of some kind
Homopteran of some kind
Homopteran of some kind

Random Homopteran. Prpobably taken with out 10x modified lens. No notes, darn it.

Random Homopteran. Prpobably taken with out 10x modified lens. No notes, darn it.

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